Mixtec codices
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Mixtec codices are pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictographic manuscripts created by the Mixtec people, recording their history, genealogy, religion, and calendrical knowledge.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mixtec codices canonical | 15 |
| Mixtec codex iconography | 1 |
| Mixtec codical tradition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6561323 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mixtec codices Context triple: [Calendar Round, representedIn, Mixtec codices]
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A.
Aztec codices
Aztec codices are pre-Columbian and early colonial-era pictorial manuscripts created by the Aztec civilization that record their history, religion, astronomy, and daily life.
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B.
Maya codices
The Maya codices are a small surviving collection of pre-Columbian bark-paper books that record the ancient Maya’s astronomical, calendrical, and ritual knowledge.
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C.
Codex Chimalpahin
Codex Chimalpahin is a colonial-era Nahuatl manuscript compiled by the historian Domingo de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin that records pre-Hispanic and early colonial central Mexican history and annals.
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D.
Codex Mendoza
The Codex Mendoza is a 16th-century Aztec manuscript created shortly after the Spanish conquest that documents Mexica history, tribute, and daily life for colonial authorities.
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E.
Grolier Codex (Maya Codex of Mexico)
The Grolier Codex, also known as the Maya Codex of Mexico, is one of the few surviving pre-Hispanic Maya screenfold books, notable for its astronomical content and status as one of the oldest known books from the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mixtec codices Target entity description: Mixtec codices are pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictographic manuscripts created by the Mixtec people, recording their history, genealogy, religion, and calendrical knowledge.
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A.
Aztec codices
Aztec codices are pre-Columbian and early colonial-era pictorial manuscripts created by the Aztec civilization that record their history, religion, astronomy, and daily life.
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B.
Maya codices
The Maya codices are a small surviving collection of pre-Columbian bark-paper books that record the ancient Maya’s astronomical, calendrical, and ritual knowledge.
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C.
Codex Chimalpahin
Codex Chimalpahin is a colonial-era Nahuatl manuscript compiled by the historian Domingo de San Antón Muñón Chimalpahin that records pre-Hispanic and early colonial central Mexican history and annals.
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D.
Codex Mendoza
The Codex Mendoza is a 16th-century Aztec manuscript created shortly after the Spanish conquest that documents Mexica history, tribute, and daily life for colonial authorities.
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E.
Grolier Codex (Maya Codex of Mexico)
The Grolier Codex, also known as the Maya Codex of Mexico, is one of the few surviving pre-Hispanic Maya screenfold books, notable for its astronomical content and status as one of the oldest known books from the Americas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mesoamerican codices
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cultural heritage ⓘ historical documents ⓘ pictographic manuscripts ⓘ |
| associatedCalendar |
260-day ritual calendar
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365-day solar calendar ⓘ |
| coloring | polychrome painting ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| creator | Mixtec people ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key sources for pre-Columbian Mesoamerican studies
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primary sources for Mixtec history ⓘ |
| culture | Mixtec people ⓘ |
| format | screenfold manuscript ⓘ |
| genre |
calendrical text
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genealogical record ⓘ historical narrative ⓘ ritual and religious text ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | endangered documentary heritage ⓘ |
| iconography |
date glyphs
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name glyphs ⓘ place glyphs ⓘ stylized human figures ⓘ |
| languageContext | Mixtec languages ⓘ |
| material |
animal hide
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deerskin ⓘ |
| notableExample |
Codex Becker I
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Codex Bodley ⓘ Codex Colombino ⓘ Codex Vindobonensis Mexicanus I ⓘ Codex Zouche-Nuttall ⓘ
linked to:
Codex Nuttall
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| region |
Guerrero
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Oaxaca ⓘ Puebla ⓘ
linked to:
Puebla (state)
|
| scriptDirection | boustrophedon-like order ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
calendar dates
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deities and mythology ⓘ dynastic histories ⓘ marriage alliances ⓘ noble lineages ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ wars and conquests ⓘ |
| survivingExamples | few ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| use |
recording calendrical knowledge
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recording genealogy ⓘ recording history ⓘ recording religion ⓘ |
| writingSystem | pictographic writing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mixtec codices Description of subject: Mixtec codices are pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictographic manuscripts created by the Mixtec people, recording their history, genealogy, religion, and calendrical knowledge.
Referenced by (17)
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linked to: Mixtec codices
linked to: Mixtec codices